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Ashburn, VA

Loudoun County police are looking for a man who brandished a firearm Tuesday at a Sterling home during an argument. The incident occurred between 3:16 and 3:21 p.m. in the 46800 block of Burning Branch Terrace, according to a report from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.Patch.com, Sat, Feb 28 2015 @ 02:56 PM

A con artist used a phone call Monday to rip off a Sterling restaurant, according to the Loudoun County police. The owner of the restaurant, in the 21900 block of Cascades Parkway, told police that he received a call at about 12:30 p.m. from a person claiming to be with a local utility company.Patch.com, Tue, Mar 3 2015 @ 12:28 PM

The DC metro area has its share of movers and shakers, but when some move and shake, there's a little more money jingling in their pockets. Tops in Northern Virginia is candy heiress Jacqueline Mars.Patch.com, Tue, Mar 3 2015 @ 10:06 AM

The owner of Chantilly Crushed Stone, an active quarry located to the north and south of Route 606, east of Route 28, has returned to a skeptical Loudoun County with a revised proposal for its planned 335-acre, mixed-use redevelopment. The amended plan for Waterside calls for up to 2,595 dwelling units, upward of 2.5 million square feet of office and flex/industrial, a pair of 175-room hotels, roughly a half-million square feet of retail and 144,600 square feet of civic space.Business Journal, Mon, Mar 2 2015 @ 06:11 PM

At two public hearings last week to address Loudoun's budget, county supervisors were bombarded with one message: "Fully fund our schools." Those words were emblazoned on blue T-shirts, written across campaign-style signs and spoken into a microphone by dozens of speakers who urged the county Board of Supervisors to fully support the school board's $982 million spending request.The Washington Post, Mon, Mar 2 2015 @ 10:42 AM

Within the next decade, Inova Loudoun Hospital will have two patient towers - both with helicopter landing pads and private patient rooms - as well as a lot more parking. Expanded surgery, obstetric and emergency department capabilities, including an ability to field trauma cases, will also be added at the Lansdowne facility.WTOP-FM Washington, Mon, Mar 2 2015 @ 03:00 AM